Vaginal syringe



F. E. PARKLER R6. 17,319

VAGINAL SYRINGE June 4,1929.

Original Filed Feb. 21, 1924 now be described: The person desiring touse the syringe lies flat on the back, and the injection tube will beinserted into the mouth of the vagina until the stopper 6 completelyseals the same and the part 6" is spanned to establish a passage acrosssaid part between groove t and passage 8. The inner end of the injectiontube will then be directly in front of the mouth of the womb, so thatwith the clamp 13 open, the cleansing fluid may freely pass therethroughand be discharged from the slots 12, at the bottom of the vagina fromWhere it is forced upward the entire length of vagina; this actioncauses the mouth of the vagina to open sufficiently to allow thecleansing fluid to drain into the gap 6 and through drain passage 8 anddrain tube 10 into a receptacle on the floor. The sald process continuesuntil the supply of fluid is exhausted, thereby thoroughly cleansing andirrigating the walls of the vagina and the entrance to the womb andthereafter the vagina again seals the gap 6*. VVhen it is desired todilate the walls of the vagina, the clamp 13 will be slightly closed topartially close the drain tube 10 which will permit a faster flow ofliquid into the interior of the vagina than the outflow of the fluidtherefrom. This will cause the fluid to collect within the vagina andconsequently dilate the walls thereof so that all of the fold may bethor- I oughly irrigated.

hen the supply of cleansing fluid has been exhausted, there will be adifference of height in the fluid in the drain tube and the supply tubeand in View 'of the pressure of air in the supply tube, there will be asiphoning action which will drain all of the liquid froln the interiorof the vagina. In most syringes it is practically impossible to use thesame while the person is on their back,

but with my device it will be quite simple to thoroughly an clefficiently manipulate the syringe so that the interior walls of thevagina will be thoroughly cleansed and irrigated, and the fluid whichwould remain therein, due to the fact that the mouth of the vagina is ona higher level than the interior thereof, will be positively siphonedtherefrom.

If it is desired to secure a greater pressure of the fluid than ispossible by having the 7 source of supply elevated above the injectiontube, it is made possible by using the valved bulb 15.

It will be understood that while I have described my preferred form ofvaginal syringe, I do not intend to limit myself to the specifiedconstruction of same, as many minor changes in detail of constructionmay be resorted to without departure from the spirit of the invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. In a syringe, a hollow injection tube, a shield mounted upon the saidtube, and held in place at one end by a raised shoulder, and at thefront by a threaded nipple, the threaded nipple attached to the end ofthe said tube, and resting against the concave-face of the saidshield',the said nipple having at its outer end means for attaching a rubbertube and holding the said tube thereon.

2. A vaginal syringe, a hollow injection tube having a plurality ofradially extending flanges at the nozzle only, saidnozzle having aplurality of narrow discharge slots formed between said flanges todischarge the fluid in spray sheets, the bottom of the syringe having agrooved drain projecting therefrom at its periphery and of uniformvwidth throughout its depth on the exterior of the injection tube andthroughout the length thereof, an outwardly flared collar at theopposite ends of the tube, inner endof the grooved drain teracontinuation of the groove through the shield to the out-let.

3. A vaginal syringe, a hollow injection tube having a plurality ofradially extending flanges formed at the outer end thereof, a pluralityof discharge slots being formed between said flanges, a pair ofsubstantially parallel flanges extending from the bottom of the tubethroughout its length and forming a drain groove along the same of adepth at least as great as its width, an anular flange on the tube atthe rear end of the groove, a shield secured on tube in rear of thecollar and hav ing a drain opening therethrough curved toward the collarwith a space between the two adapted to be closed over by the walls ofthe vagina without closing said space to form a continuation of thedrain groove, and the open side of said groove being closed by the wallsof the vagina across the edges of the obstructing said groove, a tubeconnected to a engers theinjeaicn tubers: supplyi g the blea-nsing(fluid tliereto,-and a tube connected-fi te drain fordrainingthe"agina;

tube, there being narrow raidi al formedon the outer slurfaceof saidtube com- :prising a pair of spaced walls, extending the whole length ofsaid tube, and disposed in angular relation less than an obtuse angle sothat the groove is of no greater width than its depth atany point on itslength, astopper positioned at the inner end of said tube in spacedrelation with said drain groove, said stopper being provided with adischarge passage, separate means for conduc ting the cleansing fluid toand from said tube, means for regulating the flow of said fluid, and

means for selectively opening or closing said fluid conducting means.

5. A syringe comprising a hollow injection tube, a plurality ofradiallyextending flanges formed at the outer end thereof, dischargeslots being positioned between said flanges,

flanges extending from the periphery of the tube throughoutthe lengththereof at the bot.- tom and forming a drain groove throughout thelength of the tube of uniform width and depth throughout its length,said groove being approximately as deep as it is wide, and

, means to conduct and drain a cleansing fluid to andfrom the nozzle anddrain groove re spectively. a j a 6. A syringe comprising a hollowinjection tube, a plurality of radially extendingflanges formed at theouter end thereof, discharge slots being positioned between saidflanges, flanges extending from the periphery of the tube throughout thelength thereof at the bottom and forming a drain groove throughout thelength of the tube, open at bothends in alignment with the groove, saidgroove being approximately as deep as it is wide, a stopper positionedat the inner end of said tube in spaced relation with said drain groove,said stopper being provided with an outlet passage'in alignment withsaid drain groove, means for conducting a cleansing fluid through saidtube, means for conductlng said fluid from' said outlet passage, andmeans for select vely opening or closing said fluid conducting means andfor simultaneously closing the same whereby to supply thefli'iidzwithout discharge for dilating the vagina or for creating asiphoning action to discharge all of the cleansing fluid from the vaginathrough said, groove and portions of the vagina positioned therebeneath.Y I i 7. A vaginal syringe comprising a hollow injection'tube, dischargeslots at the outer end thereof, grooved channel formed along thebottomof the tube fromtip to rear'end thereof open at both ends andhaving spaced sub stantially parallel walls forming a relatively Iwidth; collar on -the rear end of the. tube, a

steppe/r positioned at ttheuiinner end oasaid i tube inspatied relationto thecollar" and idra in llarge slots atithe outer endthereof, a draingroove rboye and provitled a th? li'schargei-ipasage in line witlnandiBiling alCQlltlIlUfltlOll fl of tlle' dralin groovepsaidi stopperi'bein'g adapted to fit the vagina wherebly 1 seal the space betweenthe co ar and the stopper and also the open side of the tube, separatemeans for conducting the cleansing fluid to and from said tube, meansfor regulating the flow of said fluid, said means by a single operationserving to individually open or close said conducting means or tosimultaneously close the same, and adapted to afiect the'siphoningactionin the grove when a supply of cleansing fluid has been exhaustedfrom the conducting means whereby to en tirely drain the bottom of thevagina.

j 8. Ina vaginal syringe, a round hollow injection tube having a pair ofspaced parallel walls projecting from the bottom thereof in thedirection of chords of an arc of the circle of the tube forming a draingroove of uniform width and substantially as deep as it is wide, and aplurality of radially extended forwardly tapered flanges at extremeforward-end of the tube upon the exterior surface thereof andterminating at the extreme forward end of the tube,there being slotsbetween said flanges.

9. A syringe of the class described, includ' ing a round. hollowinjection tube having a pair of spaced parallel flanges along the bottomthereof parallel to the. axis of'the tube and with their outer edges inthe same horizontal plane, forming a drain groove extending from the tipend of the injection tube to the realend thereof and being of uniformwidth throughout its depth and length, the depth being at least great asits width and said drain groove being open at both ends, radial flangeson the periphery of the tube ex tending from near the forward end of thetube to the tip thereof, the tip end of the tube wall having radialslots therein between the flanges, means for conveying fluid through thetube, and means leading'froni the rear end of the groove to drain thesame. I i j 10. In a vaginal syringe, a'nozzle havingdischarge slots inits tipand a bottom, groove externally throughout its length, ashieldfon the inner end of the tube 'andhaving a drain extension leading to"the rear of thegroove, an axial supply tube connected-with the nozzle inrear of the shield, a drain tube: connected to the extension, fluidsupply means connected to the supply tube, and a regulating clamp on thetubes, said clamp having engagement with both tubes and provided withmeans to simultaneously close the same, to

partially close the drain tube prior to closing the latter will 11. Asringe of the class described comtuse angle so that the groove is of nogreater prising a ollow injection tube, there being a width than itsdepth at any point on its discharge hole at the outer-[end thereof, alength, means for conducting cleansing fluid 10 drain groove formed onthe outer surface of to said tube and a drain leading from the in- 5said tube comprising a pair of spaced Walls ner end of the drain groove.

extending thewhole length of the tube and disposed in angular relationless than an ob- FITZ 'EDVVARD PARKLER.

